{"id":1244,"date":"2018-07-17T18:40:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T18:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/berks-pa\/?p=1244"},"modified":"2024-02-28T19:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T19:47:58","slug":"lawn-care-services-in-reading-fertilization-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/berks-pa\/lawn-care-services-in-reading-fertilization-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawn Care Services in Reading: Fertilization 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-104 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/berks-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2016\/01\/Lawn-FAQ-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"extremely green grass photo fills entire frame showing lawn care services in Reading\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/berks-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2016\/01\/Lawn-FAQ-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/berks-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/177\/2016\/01\/Lawn-FAQ.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Nutrient deficiencies can take away from the health and beauty of your lawn. Not only do they impact color, thickness, and overall vitality, but also lead to more pressure from weeds, diseases, and pests. As local lawn care service experts in the Reading, PA area, Lawn Doctor of Lebanon and Berks knows that a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawndoctor.com\/berks-pa\/lawn-fertilization\/\"> regular fertilization plan<\/a> can help. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Reading\u00a0Homeowners: Why\u00a0Consider Fertilization and Lawn Care Services?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Your body needs a range of vitamins and minerals in order to maintain good health. Your grass is the same. In fact, it requires 16 different elements to support robust root growth and blade development. The soil has some of these, but often not in the vast quantities necessary to support your lawn during the active growing season. This\u00a0is especially true when it comes to major nutrients, like nitrogen and potassium. That&#8217;s where fertilization can help.<\/p>\n<p>With regular fertilization treatments, your lawn will receive an infusion of life-sustaining elements that enhance health, color, growth, and thickness. More specifically, fertilization will produce:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A root system that becomes stronger, heartier, and grows deeper into the ground<\/li>\n<li>Improved defenses\u00a0against issues, like diseases, weeds, pests, and insects<\/li>\n<li>Better blade development\u00a0and greener grass<\/li>\n<li>Faster recovery from winter&#8217;s toll and summer-time stress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Lawn Care Fertilization: Services Available to Local Customers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While fertilization offers many key benefits to your lawn, the right approach is also critically important. If you fertilize at the wrong time of year for your grass type\u00a0or apply too much, it can lead to damage in your turf in the form of excessive top growth and fertilizer burns. It can also negatively\u00a0impact the local environment due to runoff. That&#8217;s why you should consider a professional lawn care service provider, like\u00a0Lawn Doctor of Lebanon and Berks, for fertilization in the local area.<\/p>\n<p>When you choose our team, you can access solutions including our stand-alone fertilization treatments during the growing season\u00a0and\u00a0our annual Lawn Maintainer program that packages weed control with fertilization. Through it, your lawn will receive four to six applications that deliver essential nutrients\u00a0as well as powerful crabgrass and broadleaf weed control. You can achieve the lush, green lawn you&#8217;ve always wanted with fewer weed and disease issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re ready to learn more or get started with our lawn care services available in and around the Reading area, contact\u00a0Lawn Doctor of Lebanon and Berks today at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:7172700981\">(717) 270-0981<\/a> to schedule your free consultation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nutrient deficiencies can take away from the health and beauty of your lawn. Not only do they impact color, thickness, and overall vitality, but also lead to more pressure from weeds, diseases, and pests. 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